Nokia launches Mobile Edge Computing-based enterprise applications
September 19 2016 - 3:10AM
- MEC to enable private, low-latency applications tailored to
specific enterprise needs
- Data-intensive applications enable object tracking, video
surveillance and analytics to enhance operations and security for
industrial facilities, transport hubs, hospitals and other
verticals
- Robust, secure connectivity for business-critical dedicated LTE
networks in licensed and unlicensed spectrum as well as via 'Wi-Fi
Controller as a Service'
ESPOO, Finland, Sept. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nokia
is to extend its application of Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) so
enterprises can take advantage of applications using low latency,
business-critical mobile broadband networks to satisfy all their
communications needs, enhance operations and reduce costs.
Nokia's Mobile Edge Computing platform will extend the
possibilities of the connected world to myriad enterprises such as
warehouses, factories, transportation hubs, campuses and hospitals,
connecting personnel and automating workflows. Nokia is today
launching three enterprise-specific MEC applications:
- Object tracking to allow the tracking of assets and
personnel to centimeter-level accuracy. The tagging and tracking of
baggage carts in airports, wheelchairs and expensive medical
equipment in hospitals and assets in warehouses, will maintain
constant visibility, reducing theft and security risks.
- Video surveillance extended from the operations room to
mobile devices, allowing security personnel to access any feed
reliably at any time, wherever they are.
- Video analytics, using Mobile Edge Computing to analyze
data feeds from security cameras, alerting staff to investigate
irregular activity immediately.
Nokia will provide an AppFactory environment for the creation of
applications to meet the specific needs of enterprises and will
support the integration of existing enterprise applications to the
MEC environment.
To allow enterprises to take advantage of these applications and
reduce the time and costs of maintaining legacy platforms, Nokia
will provide connectivity to robust, dedicated, low-latency,
networks using MEC to process data closer to end users, in
conjunction with any combination of small cells and macro base
stations. The company will initially enable connectivity over
existing licensed LTE spectrum, working together with operators to
transform portions of their 4G networks into discrete private LTE
networks as well as over Wi-Fi networks via its 'Wi-Fi Controller
as a Service offer'. In a future development Nokia will leverage
LTE in the unlicensed spectrum using its MulteFire* technology.
Christian Renaud, Research Director, 451 Research said:
"Nokia has created an entirely new customer market with this offer.
By enabling robust local enterprise applications across secure
mobile networks, Nokia will equip enterprises with a new level of
accuracy and transparency in their operations, while at the same
time enabling cost and operational efficiencies."
Dirk Lindemeier, head of Mobile Edge Computing and Wi-Fi
products at Nokia, said: "Mobile Edge Computing (MEC)
allows enterprises to take advantage of the latest generation LTE
technology, in particular small cells, and real time applications
for building complete campus networks. These networks meet the
demanding privacy, resilience, and latency requirements set by
business-critical applications, extending LTE to new domains.
Did you know Nokia is a founding member of the Mobile
Edge Computing ETSI Industry Specification Group, which fosters an
open environment around IT and cloud-computing capabilities within
the Radio Access Network.
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* MulteFire Alliance is an international association dedicated
to building a global ecosystem in support of the common interests
of members, developers and users in the application of Long Term
Evolution (LTE) and next generation mobile cellular technology in
configurations that use only unlicensed radio spectrum. Nokia is
one of the two founding members of the MulteFire Alliance.
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